Tag: Run
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Basic Weekly Plan
A realistic, sustainable training week for an overweight beginner isn’t about perfection—it’s about building consistency, protecting your body, and developing habits that stick. When you’re starting out, you start with basic building blocks, we’ll start with basic walk sections.
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Everything Hurts and I’m Hungry
Yesterday was the day, it took me all day, but I kept going and put out the work I needed to complete a marathon in one go. It wasn’t fast, it wasn’t pretty, but it’s in the bag. No more putting a mental asterisk on that 26.2 sticker…
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My Current Training Plan
My training plan has evolved through several phases. I’ve done a lot of reading and I will pick up some things from different authors, some will stick around, some will not. Things have been a bit unusual with Christmas and New Years, including the Marathon Run on New Years Eve, but I will stick to…
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How Fast Do I Have to Run?
You likely feel slow and that is totally okay. On the channels I follow, there has seemed to be a new push for slow runners, but the paces they give are still fast for some of us. Everybody is starting from a different place and any pace means you’re getting out and putting in the…
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Long Run Review and Marathon Preview
Sunday’s long run was tough. It was hotter than I expected, and I probably should’ve gotten started a little earlier. We ended up with a high of about 76°, which doesn’t sound terrible, but late in a long run it adds up fast. My target was 22 miles, my Garmin reported 22.66, there were a…